Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
07/10/1976
1h 11m



No media Available
The film tells the cultural story of Berlin during the Weimar Republic through interviews with a number of persons who were involved in literature, film, art, and music during the period. It includes interviews with Christopher Isherwood, Louise Brooks, Lotte Eisner, Elisabeth Bergner, Francis Lederer, Carl Zuckmayer, Gregor Piatigorsky, Claudio Arrau, Rudolf Kolisch, Mischa Spoliansky, Herbert Bayer, Mrs. Walter Gropius, and Arthur Koestler.
Cast


Christopher Isherwood
Self - Interviewee


Claudio Arrau
Self - Interviewee


Louise Brooks
Self - Interviewee


Lotte Eisner
Self - Interviewee


Elisabeth Bergner
Self - Interviewee
Gary Conklin
Narrator and interviewer


Johannes Heesters
Self - Interviewee
Carl Zuckmayer
Self - Interviewee
Mischa Spoliansky
Self - Interviewee


Leni Riefenstahl
Self - Interviewee
Gregor Piatigorsky
Self - Interviewee


Francis Lederer
Self - Interviewee


Zarah Leander
Self - Interviewee


Arthur Koestler
Self - Interviewee
Herbert Bayer
Self
Recommended
Recommended